West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-17

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landers came up and found the dead body OF
one of General Wheclcr's daughters. who
had been insulted and maulcd and slain by
the ScpoyS So great was the wrath against
these murderers that the Scotch regiment
sat down, pnd cutting of tho hair OF this
dead daughter OF General Wheeler, they
divided 10 among them. and each ono
counted the number Of hairs given
him, and each took an oath, which
was executed, that for each hair OF the
murdered daughter thev would dash ont the
life OF miserable SepoY. But as we look
over tho story OF those who I'm all ages have
suffered for the truth white we leave ven.
Eeance TO the Lord. let us band together in
one solemn vow, ono tremendous oath after
having counted tho host OF tho martyrs. that
Tor each ono OF those glorious mon and
women who died for the truth an Immortal
Soul shall live, 1.-Two with God and 1.-Two for
But as / already hinted IN tho tlrst sem
renee OF this sermon. nothing can be moro
oeautitul than the figures OF smoke on n clear
NV on can SEQ what You VIII I'm tho con
our or this volatile vapor, now enchanted
aSu1S, now troops Of horscmon, now ban
ne'eu procession, now WINGED Couriers now
oiacN angel OF wrath under a spear of tho
sunshine turned TO on angel Of li-ht, anil
now from horizon 10 horizon the mir il n
oicture gallery filled with maStornieccs OF
winch tod Is tho artist, morning clouds OF
Vnoke born In thu sunrise. nnd evening
clouds or smoke laid in tho Furnished seoul-
chres of the sunset
:, The beauty Of th, transigurod smoke Is n
mVlne 1e symbol Of the beauty of the Church
The fairest Of all the fair is she DO not colI
those prosecutors OF whom smoke tho
Church. They are tho PARASITES Of tbo
Church, not the Church itself Her mission
" 20 cover the earth with n sur ernatural
SS.1inness' Sui' 20 open all the prison doors, to
oaiSan all the wounds, 60 mos, oil tho prnves
20 burn mp the night In the fireplace OF GREAT
morning TO change iron handouts into dia-
monded wristletS, 90 turn tho Who'll, race
around and whereas Il faced death. com
manning II; Right about face for heaven ~
according 10 tho number OF the spires OF tho
churches in nll our cities, towns and neigh
'o"hoods, arc the good homes tho worldly
properties, and tho pure morals and the
happy souls.
Meet mo ut any denot the world over. anil
WIN my eyes closed tako me by the hand aud
lead mo - that my feet w II not stumble. mud
without my once looking down, or looking
on the level, take ne 10 some high roof or
tower and lot me see Oh tops of the churches
ana viii tell You the proportion OF suicides
o' arsons OF murders. OF thefts. Ac 'ording as
the churches are numerous are the crimes
Few. According as tho churches are few
The crimes are numerous The most beautiful
organization tho world ever saw or ever will
see Is the much. maligned Church tho friend
OF all good the foe of all evil. "fnir ms tbe
noon and clear NJ the SUM- Beautiful in
h'r author beautiful i'm her mission tho
heroine OF th centuries. the bride Of Christ
ne queen OF the nations There are hun.
dre1s or kindly institutions, some car
Ing for incbrat g, some FOR the crippled
some Tor the imbe iln. some for In,
mi lei, some for the blind but tho Chur,h il
ne mother OF all these kinllY institutions
mere are asylums, American or English or
scotch, or Irish, or French or Germany. or
italian but the Church spread hor mantle
over all these, and will vet spread IT, over all
lations Her gates are beautiful, her
s,onSs are beautiful, her prayors aro
beautiful, her convocatlons arr boauti
ful, her work is beautiful All Kin-s and
warriors will yet bow down at her nltnrs all
'hains Of serfdom be- shntt,roI AGAINST her
doorstep, all nations will yet fellow her lend
Ing. How amnble ave thy taboruacIe4i How
acre Thy nltnrs How glorious thy aulitJ-
riuWs SO gra cful so Rspiring, so grand
n1d rolling on, and rolling M. wc cry ont
in regard 20 her: Who Is she that cometh
out, OF the wilderness like illory Of smokcY'
Men may de}ecrato ~. as Cromwell when
he stabbed his cayal-y horses I'm St PauTs
Cathedral or break of the imtgo Of Christ
ns did the iconoclasts in York Min ter: or
hurl aga nst 10 august literary antipathics. .as
ald bibbon; or plot its Owe thr w. A. dosOuc
IN every community whose pride and hata
AN debauchory are roprovc by tho Ten
Commandments which 10 th1n1crs, aud
tho Sermon on tho Mount which
IT brenthrs But IL will stand
as long as the earth stands. tho entne upi1tt,
and mountaineering bcatihc, and mira I'm,
lous thing for which God dc reel H. Small
wits tax their brain 20 say things that will
out her at disadvantage, but many Of them
will send for It's coincidence when dying aui
their children will bc gathered up under
rs benedictions after the parental curse
has been removed. Through hor pntos
will march all the influences for good
that shall e.or reach our world Take her
membership as mass, not speaking Of tho
acknowledge exec tons thev nra the NO.
blost, grnudest. kindest, best men aid women
OF the ag But FOR item the earth would
long ago have be n burned ont volcano
They have been the salt that has kent the
human race from putrefa"tien insufieTnblo
either 10 human or ange iC OlfactOfios You
lying aud hypOcrtioai world shut up those
ISLANDERS about the Church Of Christ an in-
stitutiOu whi h, far from being what N
ought " be and never pretending ~ be per
ie,t IS live hundred times better than any
other institution that tho world over saw or
ever drsamtof. Tho highest honor over had.
aud the highest hon I shall over rpcpiva.
and tho highest honor ] ever want T. ~ have
my name on her records a. n monitor At
her altnrs ] rsucnteI At h.r ea.raUprfg
believed. In her service let mo die. From
her doors Jet me ba burio Oh, Church Of
iod Thou hone ~ tho righteous Thou har.
hOr from tempest Thou REFUGE for tho ,ye4ref
Thou lighthouse ~ many nations Thou
tyr ~ heaven could Kiss thy very dust
with &c tasy OF affection
FOR her my tears hall fall,
For her my prayers ascend
To her my toll aud cares bo giycr.
Till tolls aud cares shall end n
"Perfumol smoke says Solomon, in the
words following my test Not like tic fumes
couRhed mp from the throat n "a steam-pipc.
or poisoned with The gases of chemical farty-
res, OF floating IN black wrath from tho con.
hagralion of home tends or 1lphuroug from
blazing battcrie. but sweet as m burning
grove ot cinnamon or Jungle of s.s .fus.
or the oIors Ol % temple en-or "WhyIs fhft
That coucth ont o. the wilderness liko pillars
N smoke. periumcd vs. ith myrfh md frank
inoerfef hear DO, men and w.uicn every
whore. thnt Che advance OF tho genuine
Church Of Christ means peace for all natIona.
Victor Hugo in bis book entitled "Niuety.
three, says "Nothiug calmer than smoke
but moth nZ more startling There are pea ,e-
iul smoke, and there are evil ones The hi .k
nee aui color ~ n line OF smoke mnke the
whole fi Terence between war ard peace bo
tween fraternity and hatre T. The whole hap
pines Jf man OF his complete misery Is some
times pressed in this Thin vap1r which the
win scatters at will The great French
man was right, but 60 further and say that
~ tho kingdom Of God advances Ike pillars
of smoke the black volumes telchiug from
batteries OF war and pouring out from mort
holes of hips viii vanish from the sky.
a distinguished General Of the late war
Told me recently that Abraham Lincoln pro
posed ~ avoid our civil conflict by purchase
Of oll the slaves of The -ou and setting them
free. Ho calculated what would bo n rea-
sonau'o price Tor them and. when the mum
Ter of millions Of dollars that would be re-
quirtd for such n purpose was announced.
the proposition was secuted and the North
would not have nnde the offer and The